Fourth of July

Answering the call: The overlooked Jewish role in America’s revolution - opinion

Jewish merchants, artisans, and professionals rallied behind the revolutionary effort, providing supplies, raising funds, and joining local militias.

HAYM SALOMON played a pivotal role in financing the revolution.  Pictured: Salomon statue in Pan-Pacific Park, Los Angeles.
A group of young Austrian immigrants wave to the Statue of Liberty upon their arrival in America aboard the S.S. Harding. The 50 Jewish children, who were greeted by their new adoptive families, were fleeing Nazi persecution in their homeland.

Meet the Jews who played pivotal roles in American history

MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE JERUSALEM

WATCH: US Independence Day celebration at MOTJ to highlight US-Israel bond

 Kedem Yomtov (left) and Gidon Land (right), with Gush Etzion Brewstillery.

Expats celebrate July 4 in Israel while reflecting on identity, belonging, and home


Two asteroids the size of 32 George Washingtons to pass Earth on Fourth of July - NASA

Americans will use anything but the metric system. So let's put that to its most logical conclusion and measure asteroids with the first US president: George Washington. 

 An asteroid is seen flying near the Earth, specifically near the Middle East, in this artistic illustration.

Anti-Israel activists burn US flags, celebrate terrorist groups on July 4

Anti-Israel activists burned American and Israeli flags at July 4 protests in Philadelphia, New York City, and Los Angeles, denouncing US imperialism and showing solidarity with Palestine.

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This year's Fourth of July: A moment for American Jewry - opinion

Though the Fourth of July is an American holiday, in a larger sense it celebrates the general spread of democracy.

 THE US Capitol in Washington.

Exclusive: Benjamin Netanyahu's 4th of July message to the American people

Freedom is the most precious gift humanity will ever know. And freedom isn’t free. You have to be willing to fight for it.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; Israeli and American flags flown near the US Capitol.

The significance of first ‘Jewish July Fourth’ - opinion

The Grand Federal Procession was a milestone for America’s small Jewish community.

American and Israeli flags

Native Americans demand land back from Ben & Jerry's after stolen land tweet

The Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk Abenaki Nation has expressed interest in reclaiming the land after the ice cream company called for the return of "stolen" lands.

Ben & Jerry's ice creams on sale at a shop in Jerusalem on July 19, 2021.

IDF cracks down on terror in Jenin

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Avi Mayer and Lahav Harkov

 Palastinan gunmen and mourners attend the funeral of Palestinians who were killed during an Israeli military operation, in the West Bank city of Jenin, on July 5, 2023

Asteroid the size of 3,500 Big Mac hamburgers to pass Earth - NASA

Asteroid 2023 HO6 is passing Earth right after the Fourth of July. In honor of this, we are using a quintessential American food, the McDonald's Big Mac hamburger, as our metric of choice.

 An asteroid is seen heading toward Earth in this illustrative image

Independence Day: Can you blend religion and democracy? - opinion

Religious people should cherish democracy and practice liberal values while rejecting much of modern liberal ideology.

 UNCLE SAM: Dressed up as the US Federal Government’s national personification.

Highland Park shooter: Gunman pleads not guilty at arraignment

Robert Crimo III, the gunman who killed 7 people and injured 30 at an infamous 4th of July shooting, pled not guilty to the charges.

 Robert E. Crimo III, suspect in the mass shooting that took place at a Fourth of July parade route in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois, US is seen in initial booking photograph from the Highland Park Police Department released July 6, 2022